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200XKoji Woji December 05 Go Fighting Ducks!! Only Oregon has a case to complain, as the Pac-10 has a 10-1 team left out of the marquee bowls for a second straight season. That left no room for Oregon, which had a better record than both the Buckeyes and Irish and lost only to USC.
"I didn't quite understand the Notre Dame deal. But obviously I have not been a student of the BCS," said Oregon coach Mike Bellotti, whose Ducks will play in the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl. Last season, California was 10-1 but got bumped out of the Rose Bowl by Texas, a slight that caused an outcry from the Pac-10 and elsewhere. The Ducks won't get as much sympathy this season. And for once the BCS gets to gloat. Updated: Dec. 5, 2005, 1:43 AM ET Associated Press
"I think 'disappointed' is more the word than 'surprised,'" Oregon coach Mike Bellotti said on a conference call on Sunday. "I didn't quite understand the Notre Dame deal. But obviously I have not been a student of the BCS," said Bellotti, whose Ducks were passed over for a shot at the national championship game four years ago. Oregon was No. 5 in the final BCS standings, one spot ahead of Notre Dame. But Notre Dame has an easier shot at a BCS berth, including a stipulation that the school gets an automatic at-large bid if it is ranked third through sixth in the final BCS standings. The Pac-10 had lobbied the BCS, specifically the Fiesta Bowl, on behalf of Oregon, which finished second in the conference to USC. But Notre Dame and Ohio State, both 9-2, received bids to the Fiesta, which pays between $14 million and $17 million per team. The Holiday Bowl's payout is $2 million per team. Last year, California was 10-1 but got bumped out of the Rose Bowl by Texas and went to the Holiday Bowl Associated Press ESPN Sports Nation Polls
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